Latin America And Caribbean News

(20-Feb-2006) Many of America's top retailers, suppliers and landlords are competing for recognition at this year's Raven Fox Awards for Travel Retail Excellence in the Americas, to be announced in Fort Lauderdale on March 25

(20-Feb-2006) Zeinal Hermanos president Walter Zeinal has been elected as president of South American trade association ASUTIL

(16-Feb-2006) The retailer has reopened its stores in Cancún and Cozumel following closures caused by last year's Hurricane Wilma

(15-Feb-2006) Franck Lemonnier has left Altadis after 13 years to join cognac house Camus

(3-Feb-2006) Make your vote count in the second Raven Fox Awards for Travel Retail Excellence in the Americas

(3-Feb-2006) Exhibition space is sold out and visitor registrations are up for the Duty Free Show of the Americas in March

(1-Feb-2006) URUGUAY. Montevideo Carrasco airport concessionaire Duty Free Uruguay posted a 50% year-on-year sales increase in 2005. CEO Martín Leal told DFNI the company's performance was boosted by the opening of a new walk-through arrivals store last March

(1-Feb-2006) Bahamas travel retailer The Beauty Spot and sister company The Perfume Shop reported strong sales at its outlets in 2005, boosted by the closure of several competing outlets in the surrounding area

(1-Feb-2006) URUGUAY. Following a strong summer season, Uruguayan duty-free operator Neutral is bringing forward plans to open new outlets on the Uruguay-Brazil border

(1-Feb-2006) Monaco-based watch and pearl jewellery supplier Misaki has developed a new store concept for domestic and duty-free markets